The Franklin County Board of Education made it clear at their Dec. 10 meeting that they intend to opt out of the new floating homestead exemption law.

Franklin County Middle School held a signing ceremony Thursday for three students selected as REACH Scholars for the Class of 2029. Those in attendance were the REACH Scholars (seated from left) Khang Tran, Braylen Morrison and Selma Alicic, (standing, from left) FCMS Principal Dr. David Cawthon,; Trang Le and Kha Tran; Shanda Morrison; FCMS Assistant Principal Meredith Kilgore; FCMS Assistant Principal John David; and Mirzeta, Denis and Mirza Alicic. (Photo by Eavenson)

South Franklin Elementary School Assistant Principal Natalie Erskine (from left) and Principal Jamie Hammock look on as Franklin County Schools Superintendent Melanie Burton-Brown and Board of Education Chair Robin Cato cut the ribbon on the new school Thursday just south of Carnesville. (Photo by Eavenson)

Franklin County’s Simon Burger will graduate from the U.S. Naval Academy in May and be commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps.

Twenty-nine Franklin County High School Beta Club members (top photo) attended and competed in the State Beta Convention last week in Savannah.

Royston kicked of the season with the event, which included the lighting of the city Christmas tree.

A telephone poll conducted by the Franklin Springs city government found little support for the idea of liquor by the drink.

Franklin County residents Cliff and Sheila Finney and daughter Kimberly Clark ran the New York City Marathon as a family, finishing the 26-mile route through all fine New York City burroughs as a group in five hours, 29 minutes.

The final touches on the new South Franklin Elementary School are being finished ahead of a ribbon cutting scheduled for Dec. 5.

Banners bearing the faces of just some of those who have served in the U.S. armed forces are now on display in downtown Royston.